Pasta with Pesto, Green Beans, and Potatoes
Kelly
asta with Pesto, Green Beans, and Potatoes is the classic Genoese pasta dish. According to Marcella Hazan, there is no single dish more delicious in the entire Italian pasta repertory.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 532 kcal
- 1 lb spaghetti or other pasta 454g
- 1 ⅓ cups fresh pesto
- 8 oz fresh young green beans (227g)
- 3 small new potatoes
Boil the potatoes with their skins on until they can be pierced easily with a knife. Peel off the skins with a knife and thinly slice.
Wash and trim the green beans and cook in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain and set aside.
Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente, firm to the bite. Drain, reserving some of the cooking water.
Toss pasta with the pesto sauce until thoroughly combined adding a few spoons of reserved cooking water so it is the desired consistency.
Gently toss in potatoes and green beans.
Serve immediately.
- This is the perfect one-dish meal!
Calories: 532kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 14gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 545mgPotassium: 565mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4029IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 187mgIron: 4mg